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The latest iterations of iOS and watchOS are the buggiest, most beta-feeling releases that I can remember. … It’s almost like apple lost focus after falling behind on AI, so the dev teams are stuck in a cycle of launching a bunch of half baked shit while leadership figures out wtf they’re doing.
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Today is the first day of the holiday break that has truly felt like a holiday break. Not sure if I’m ready to go back to work tomorrow.
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Child funerals are brutal, man. Elias was such a cool kid. Shit is unfair.
posted 1 week ago

Made it to Chicago in 4.5 hours… with a stop. 🏎️
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Stickin the Proposal Shot

A couple weeks ago, my buddy Judson asked if I'd be willing to "stealthily take some photos" of him proposing to his amazing partner, Katie. I immediately told him how I stoked I was for them, but I'm not even close to a professional photographer and didn't wanna fuck up capturing their moment. He said it'd be super casual, in a remote park, and just wanted a couple mementos, so I agreed to scout it out with him. His goal was to get a "down on a knee popping the question under a light from a distance" sort of look.

The Recon

Judson told Katie that he was going to meet me for happy hour... but instead, we met at the park after work to figure out a game plan. It was my first time visiting this park, which was effectively closed for the season. As such, all the lights were turned off… and the sun had set a half hour earlier, so it was pitch black. There was no way the... read more

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